By Sean Paul Kelley Muscat–Oman: There was a hurricane here in Oman in 2007. It was a freak event. Never in recorded history, and they have records going a long way back here in Oman and the Arabian Peninsula, had an event like this occurred. And now it’s raining well out of season for Oman. […]
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By Sean Paul Kelley I had to leave India. I was at the breaking point. I just couldn’t stand the place any longer. If all India could be like Kerala then it would be a truly wonderful place to travel in, but it’s not. And it isn’t. Two months in India and I can only […]
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By Sean Paul Kelley I’m seriously considering heading to Dubai in the very near future. The Pakistani visa process is not going well at all. And my time, patience and willingness to deal with the sub-Continent are fast running out. If any of you have friends, family, associates in Dubai or elsewhere in the Emirates […]
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My photos of Ajanta are now available for your viewing pleasure. There are about three pages of photos. I may get a post up on Ajanta but then again, I may not. So the photos will have to do for now.
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By Sean Paul Kelley Bijapur, India: R.K. Narayan, in his travel memoir of Karnataka “The Emerald Route” quotes Fergusson, an English traveler and surveyor, approvingly on the monuments surrounding Bijapur: “A group as rich and as picturesque as any in India, and far excelling anything of that sort on this side of the Hellespont.” Patent […]
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By Sean Paul Kelley Wow, I have totally neglected my duties here of late. Long story and many apologies. I do have may adventures to relate from the last three weeks. Being sick really sidetracked me. However, I know you are not interested in my ‘intestinal fortitude’ or lack thereof. So, here’s a little post […]
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By Sean Paul Kelley Hampi–India: I climbed the Matanga Hill to survey the remains of Vijayanagar’s “Sacred Enclosure.” It was on this hill, after many years of wandering and after losing his wife to Ravanna, the evil king of the Rakshasas, that Rama and his brother Lakshmana were approached by the exiled brother-in-law of the […]
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TEXT AND PHOTOS BY MICHELLE NEWMAN “There’s no other birthday party quite like it….Laredo is a celebration destination,” how true are the words of Memo Trevino, President of Washington’s Birthday Celebration Association. It’s nearly a week and I am still recuperating from my non-stop whirlwind weekend in Laredo celebrating George Washington’s birthday. This annual month […]
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